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Guest Commentary: A Tale of Two Body Camera Videos

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|Date: December 28, 2020
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Guest Commentary: A Tale of Two Body Camera Videos

By Chad Marlow - When the police are given the discretion to publicly release favorable body camera foota ...

By Chad Marlow - When the police are given the discretion to publicly release favorable body camera footage but withhold negative footage, police body cameras become nothing more than a police propaga ...

December 28, 2020
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Commentary: Kern County Sheriff Has Worst Record in Nation in Officer-Involved Shootings, but Denies AG’s Allegations

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|Date: December 24, 2020
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Commentary: Kern County Sheriff Has Worst Record in Nation in Officer-Involved Shootings, but Denies AG’s Allegations

By David Greenwald California Attorney General Xavier Becerra—appointed by Biden to head US Health and Hu ...

By David Greenwald California Attorney General Xavier Becerra—appointed by Biden to head US Health and Human Services—has been rightly criticized for failing to hold police accountable for misconduct ...

December 24, 2020
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Civil Rights Suit Ends 55-Year-Old ‘Vestige’ of Palo Alto’s ‘History of Racial Discrimination’ – Park Now Open to All

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|Date: December 17, 2020
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Civil Rights Suit Ends 55-Year-Old ‘Vestige’ of Palo Alto’s ‘History of Racial Discrimination’ – Park Now Open to All

The Vanguard Staff PALO ALTO – A residents-only restriction for Palo Alto’s Foothills Park—alleged to be ...

The Vanguard Staff PALO ALTO – A residents-only restriction for Palo Alto’s Foothills Park—alleged to be a “vestige of a well-documented history of racial discrimination”—is now open to the general pu ...

December 17, 2020
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CA Sheriff ‘Refuseniks’ – Orange County Sheriff Rebuffs Court Order to Cut Jail Population in Half Because of COVID-19 Threat

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|Date: December 16, 2020
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CA Sheriff ‘Refuseniks’ – Orange County Sheriff Rebuffs Court Order to Cut Jail Population in Half Because of COVID-19 Threat

By Crescenzo Vellucci SANTA ANA, CA – Elected California Sheriffs up and down the state have refused to e ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci SANTA ANA, CA – Elected California Sheriffs up and down the state have refused to enforce COVID-19 mask orders and avoided requirements to make jails safer by not distributing ma ...

December 16, 2020
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Guest Commentary: The Biden Administration Must Prioritize Reversing Trump’s Damage to Racial Justice Policy

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|Date: December 10, 2020
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Guest Commentary: The Biden Administration Must Prioritize Reversing Trump’s Damage to Racial Justice Policy

By ReNika Moore and Jennifer Bellamy - When President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris take of ...

By ReNika Moore and Jennifer Bellamy - When President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris take office, their administration must make racial justice a top priority. ...

December 10, 2020
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Civil Rights Groups File Damage Claims Against Governor, State for Unconstitutionally Transferring State Prisoners to ICE Custody

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|Date: December 09, 2020
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Civil Rights Groups File Damage Claims Against Governor, State for Unconstitutionally Transferring State Prisoners to ICE Custody

The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Four people formerly incarcerated in California prisons, who were supp ...

The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Four people formerly incarcerated in California prisons, who were supposed to be released back to their homes but instead were sent to ICE (Immigrations and Customs ...

December 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Five Victories for CJ Reform This Past Election

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|Date: December 07, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Five Victories for CJ Reform This Past Election

By Melissa Goodman With many of us doom-scrolling about democracy and the smooth transition of power, it’ ...

By Melissa Goodman With many of us doom-scrolling about democracy and the smooth transition of power, it’s easy to miss the local and state progress voters willed to life in California. With about 96% ...

December 07, 2020
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‘Blistering’ Federal Court Order Castigates ICE for ‘Dangerous Inactions’ of COVID-19 at Mesa Verde Detainee Center

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|Date: December 04, 2020
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‘Blistering’ Federal Court Order Castigates ICE for ‘Dangerous Inactions’ of COVID-19 at Mesa Verde Detainee Center

SAN FRANCISCO – In what lawyers for detainees at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center call a “blistering” ...

SAN FRANCISCO – In what lawyers for detainees at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center call a “blistering” order, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California verbally castigated ICE ...

December 04, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Voters’ Decisions on Propositions 17 and 20 Bring Hope to Criminal Justice Reform in California

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|Date: November 23, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Voters’ Decisions on Propositions 17 and 20 Bring Hope to Criminal Justice Reform in California

By Sarah Hopkins This election cycle, Californians were presented with two propositions on their ballots— ...

By Sarah Hopkins This election cycle, Californians were presented with two propositions on their ballots—17 and 20—that are of major significance in the quest for true criminal justice reform. Califor ...

November 23, 2020
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ACLU Sues to End Death Row ‘Terror’ Conditions that Retraumatize Lisa Montgomery, Due to be Executed in December

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|Date: November 20, 2020
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ACLU Sues to End Death Row ‘Terror’ Conditions that Retraumatize Lisa Montgomery, Due to be Executed in December

By Julietta Bisharyan WASHINGTON –– The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued U.S. Attorney Gener ...

By Julietta Bisharyan WASHINGTON –– The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued U.S. Attorney General William Barr and the wardens of Terre Haute Correctional Complex and Federal Medical Center ...

November 20, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Takes Another Big, Messy Step Forward in 2020 Elections

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|Date: November 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Takes Another Big, Messy Step Forward in 2020 Elections

By Taylor Pendergrass Criminal justice reform was a key issue in Tuesday night’s elections, from the pres ...

By Taylor Pendergrass Criminal justice reform was a key issue in Tuesday night’s elections, from the presidential race all the way down to municipal ballot initiatives. One exciting indication of just ...

November 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Why Black People Must Be Informed And Empowered About Their Rights With The Police

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Why Black People Must Be Informed And Empowered About Their Rights With The Police

by Marshal Arnwine To this day, I have not been able to watch the whole video of George Floyd’s execution ...

by Marshal Arnwine To this day, I have not been able to watch the whole video of George Floyd’s execution by police on a Minneapolis street. Nor can I bring myself to view the countless other recordin ...

November 03, 2020
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Sacramento Prosecutor Wants $1 Million Bail, Defense Wants $200K – Judge Refuses Both

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|Date: October 27, 2020
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Sacramento Prosecutor Wants $1 Million Bail, Defense Wants $200K – Judge Refuses Both

By Cailin Garcia SACRAMENTO — Here in Sacramento County Superior Court Monday, Assistant Public Defender ...

By Cailin Garcia SACRAMENTO — Here in Sacramento County Superior Court Monday, Assistant Public Defender Damien Jovel asked Judge Patrick Marlette to reconsider his decision to deny bail to defendant ...

October 27, 2020
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ACLU, NLG & Black Lives Matter Letter Calls for Investigation of LA Sheriff’s Department

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|Date: October 24, 2020
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ACLU, NLG & Black Lives Matter Letter Calls for Investigation of LA Sheriff’s Department

By Phoebe Glick LOS ANGELES — Citing numerous abuses by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, the ACLU Fo ...

By Phoebe Glick LOS ANGELES — Citing numerous abuses by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California called on the Attorney General to investigate the LASD late thi ...

October 24, 2020
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ACLU Files Brief in Support of Motion to Reopen Case of Woman Convicted of Murder for Stillborn Birth

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|Date: October 22, 2020
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ACLU Files Brief in Support of Motion to Reopen Case of Woman Convicted of Murder for Stillborn Birth

By Özge Terzioğlu FRESNO— The ACLU of Northern California and Drug Policy Alliance filed briefs in suppor ...

By Özge Terzioğlu FRESNO— The ACLU of Northern California and Drug Policy Alliance filed briefs in support of a motion to allow for Adora Perez, who is serving 11 years in prison for manslaughter afte ...

October 22, 2020
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Proposition 20: Critics Charge It Will Undo Criminal Justice Reform

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|Date: October 13, 2020
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Proposition 20: Critics Charge It Will Undo Criminal Justice Reform

By Roxanna Jarvis and Dylan Ferguson CALIFORNIA – One of the criminal justice-related propositions on th ...

By Roxanna Jarvis and Dylan Ferguson CALIFORNIA – One of the criminal justice-related propositions on the California ballot Nov. 3 is Proposition 20. And, if passed, Prop 20 would undo important cri ...

October 13, 2020
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Bail Bond Industry Continues to Profit Off People of Color, Poor During Pandemic

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|Date: October 13, 2020
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Bail Bond Industry Continues to Profit Off People of Color, Poor During Pandemic

By Shwetha Krishnakumar and Emma Phillips SACRAMENTO – Domestic violence cases nearly doubled in Sacrame ...

By Shwetha Krishnakumar and Emma Phillips SACRAMENTO – Domestic violence cases nearly doubled in Sacramento County from February to August of this year, with COVID-19 stay-at-home orders to blame. Do ...

October 13, 2020
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San Francisco Anti-Police Violence Activists Sue City Police for Illegal Surveillance

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|Date: October 10, 2020
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San Francisco Anti-Police Violence Activists Sue City Police for Illegal Surveillance

By Jose Medina SAN FRANCISCO – Activists face constant threats to their movements, and to themselves—anti ...

By Jose Medina SAN FRANCISCO – Activists face constant threats to their movements, and to themselves—anti-racist movements not only have to contend with systemic racism, but also with the infringement ...

October 10, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Man Goes to Prison for Life for Stealing a Pair of Hedge Clippers – What Prosecutors Can Do about It

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|Date: October 05, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Man Goes to Prison for Life for Stealing a Pair of Hedge Clippers – What Prosecutors Can Do about It

Habitual offender statutes, known in some states as “three strikes” laws, are a relic of failed “tough on ...

Habitual offender statutes, known in some states as “three strikes” laws, are a relic of failed “tough on crime” policies that have had devastating consequences for families and communities across the ...

October 05, 2020
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Outsourcing of DUI and Other Monitoring Costs Offenders, Creating Private Probation Debt Trap

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|Date: September 29, 2020
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Outsourcing of DUI and Other Monitoring Costs Offenders, Creating Private Probation Debt Trap

By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO-- Michael Reynolds showed up to his hearing at Sacramento County Superior Cour ...

By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO-- Michael Reynolds showed up to his hearing at Sacramento County Superior Court last week to present proof of his enrollment in a court-ordered rehabilitation program, when ...

September 29, 2020
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